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new computer - getting stored books
I downloaded calibre after my old computer died - how do i get my old books??
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Calibre stores its library locally, it doesn't upload anything anywhere. You have to copy the library folder from the old computer to the new one, using a flash drive or something similar. If you can't access the files on the old computer and you didn't back up your stuff (for example, to an external drive), then you'll have to re-download the books from where you acquired them originally.
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If you still have your old computer (and it works) You can just copy the Old Library Folder(s) to the New one.
If it is broken, BUT the drive is still good. Remove the drive and: mount in a USB caddy / use a USB clone adapter (drive is run bare) / Mount as an extra drive in a Desktop system Then select that Library (Switch/Create: use existing) AND immediately take care of the no backup problem ![]() Select All Books (ctrl-a): right-click Copy to Library: <the Main one> depending on how many, this could be minutes or many hours (thousands of books) |
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